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Matakohe Limestone Island

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Matakohe Limestone Island

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Matakohe-Limestone Island is a wildlife sanctuary and open access Scenic Reserve that is being restored by the local community.

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Open for everyone to enjoy, and just a boat ride from Whangarei city or a short paddle from the suburb of Onerahi, community input has transformed Matakohe-Limestone Island from degraded pasture into a regenerating forest habitat – 155,000 trees planted and counting.

Mammalian predators have been eradicated from the island, meaning this ‘new’ forest is now a safe home for a growing variety of threatened native fauna that have been re-introduced, including kiwi, banded rail, New Zealand dotterel, moko skink and forest gecko.

The island is also the site of Matakohe pa and once extensive kumara gardens, as well as the impressive ruins of one of Whangarei's earliest industrial sites - the Limestone Island cement works, founded in 1856.

Restoration efforts are coordinated by members of the community, the Friends of Matakohe–Limestone Island Society (FOMLI), in partnership with Whangarei District Council, made possible thanks to the support of numerous partners and sponsors such as Golden Bay Cement.

Address: Whangarei
Phone: (09) 4360923
State: Whangarei


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Lovely place to visit. Recommended to bring your own toilet paper.
Limestone island is technically a public park so can be visited by anyone, but you will need a boat to get there. It is managed by a couple of rangers and also by volunteers, who manage a specific area of the island. Pest species are controlled to allow the native flora and fauna time to recover and thrive. The island acts as a nursery for kiwi, with chicks being raised until large enough to fend off a stoat when they are returned to the mainland. There are also several species of geckos and skink that are very rare, and not often seen. The ruins of the old cement works are fascinating, with most of the ruins quite overgrown, but you can still make out particular structures. The remains of the original Radio Hauraki broadcasting vessel Tui 2 can be seen on the foreshore.
If you are lucky enough to have access to this island it has a huge amount to offer, it is a predator free kiwi breadiing ground, there are huge ruins out the back that the kids can get lost in for hours, you can catch a good feed of fish off the jetty at the back or just sit and watch the world go by ... it can be accessed by everything from a dingy or kayak to a 50 foot launch ... so lucky whangarei ...
Cute little island. Only viewed from the boat
Awesome place to visit and explore.
Translated by Google A special island where Kiwis are raised in a safe environment. The island is managed by a number of inspired people who do their best to maintain the original New Zealand flora and fauna. A special island where Kiwis are raised in a safe environment. The island is managed by a number of passionate people who do their best to preserve New Zealand's native flora and fauna. Original A special island where Kiwis are raised in a safe environment. The island is managed by a number of inspired people who do their best to maintain the original New Zealand flora and fauna. Een bijzonder eiland waar Kiwi's in een veilige omgeving worden grootgebracht. Het eiland wordt beheerd door een aantal bevlogen mensen die hun best doen om de oorspronkelijke flora en fauna van Nieuw-Zeeland te behouden.
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